frequently
frequently — adverb
1. happening many times, especially at fairly short or regular gaps between events.
happening many times, especially at fairly short or regular gaps between events.
Theo <hw>frequently</hw> visits his grandmother on weekends and helps her in the garden.
frequently + verb in mid-position (before main verb)
<hw>Frequently</hw>, the library stays open until midnight during exam week.
Frequently at start of sentence, followed by comma
These wild roses are <hw>frequently</hw> pink or white during early summer.
Questions about health insurance are <hw>frequently</hw> asked at the reception desk.
- often
the most neutral alternative; slightly less formal and more common in everyday speech
- regularly
implies a predictable, fixed pattern with roughly equal intervals
- repeatedly
stresses that the same action happens over and over, sometimes with annoyance
- commonly
focuses on how widespread or typical something is, not just its rate
- rarely
the most common opposite; something that happens very few times
- seldom
more formal than 'rarely'; suggests notable infrequency
- infrequently
the direct antonym; implies long gaps between occurrences
文法句型
frequently + verb (mid-position)
Frequently, + clause (front-position)
be + frequently + adjective
用法筆記
Frequently typically sits before the main verb (mid-position) in positive statements. Front-position (sentence-start) adds emphasis. In negatives, it normally comes before the auxiliary: 'She doesn't frequently call.' Avoid placing it between a verb and its direct object.